Winter's Solstice

100 x 75 m. Diptych - Mixed technique on panel and gold leaf.

It is the winter solstice. The cold and humidity invite seclusion, stillness, surrender to silence and to reflection. I feel a sweet peace, like trees, plants and animals which retreat together, warming each other in a sweet sleep. I’m wrapped in a warm darkness, but I don’t feel fear, I’m waiting, aware that soon golden leaves will sprout, bathed by the sun’s rays and impregnated with new wisdom.